Patient Transport Service

National Ambulance Service (NAS):

The National Ambulance Service scheme in Meghalaya is a state wide public sector administered referral transport service which provides coverage in all the 11 districts of the state under National Health Mission. Free transportation services are provided to pregnant women and sick infants (up to 1 year of age) accessing public health facilities. The service is provided for transporting the ill to a public sector health facility or from a public sector facility to a higher referral centre, or back home after discharge. One of the key components under referral transport includes ensuring universal access to referral transport throughout the State, including transport to difficult and hard to reach areas.

Current Status:

At present there are a total of 126 numbers of functional Ambulances stationed at various health facilities throughout the state.

• All the districts of Meghalaya are covered under this scheme.
• Under the NAS scheme, the ambulances are so distributed that almost all the District Hospitals, Community Health Centres & Primary Health Centres are allotted with at least one Ambulance.
• Some districts has also tied up with some local private vehicle operators (such as the pink & green taxi’s in East Khasi Hills) in providing free referral transport services to the beneficiaries under JSSK.

Objective:-

• To reduce the Maternal Mortality Rate and Infant Mortality Rate in the State of Meghalaya by ensuring that pregnant women reach the healthcare institution in time.
• To facilitate in transporting other kinds cases such as accidents & other ailments also.
• Easy access to ambulance services.
• NAS/102 Services.
• ERS/108 Services.